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Mountains with first snow of autumn

Mountains with first snow of autumn

A fleeting moment of pinks as the day becomes twilight.

A fleeting moment of pinks as the day becomes twilight.
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NIKON D4S

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1800 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 2000/10

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Ohau, Wellington, NZ

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Sep, 2019

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